Judicial councils are the disciplinary panels of the United States federal courts. They deal with matters of discipline for United States federal judge

United States federal judge

In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....

s. Each judicial panel has the jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...

 covered by a United States court of appeals

United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...

. The councils have authority over the judges of the court of appeals and the lower federal courts (United States district court

United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...

s and United States bankruptcy court

United States bankruptcy court

United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution. They function as units of the district courts and have subject-matter jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. The federal district courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all cases arising...

s) in the court of appeals' jurisdiction.

See also

• Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980
• Judicial Council of California
  Judicial Council of California
  The Judicial Council of California is the rule-making arm of the California court system. It was created by an amendment to article VI of the California Constitution in 1926...